- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Christina
Christina Chykirda is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Connecticut who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, grief, and parenting strain. She approaches sessions with warmth and a practical focus. Conversations tend to be direct but supportive, aimed at real change rather than just venting.
Christina pulls from several therapy styles to match what a person needs. She uses client-centered methods to listen and build trust. She also applies cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and DBT skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
Background and approach
Her background includes about 10 years in mental health across many settings. She has worked in inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient programs. That variety has shaped a flexible approach to different challenges and life stages.
In practical terms Christina sets clear goals with each person and often suggests short exercises or homework between sessions. She explains diagnoses and coping tools in plain language so people can try new skills with confidence. She encourages facing difficult emotions while reducing reliance on unhealthy coping habits.
Parents reading this should know Christina lists Parenting among her focus areas and often helps people handle the exhaustion, guilt, and boundaries that come with caregiving. Her style is collaborative and interactive, with attention to building routines and communication skills that fit daily life.
What Christina works with
Everything Christina lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Christina helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Christina lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How specific approaches translate to online care
Christina often uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping people set their own goals; online sessions let clients name what matters and move at their own pace. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through clear steps and practices they can do between sessions.Finding the right approach is treated as a team effort. Christina will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what feels useful. Clients and the therapist decide together whether to focus on skills, deeper reflection, or a mix of both, and that plan can change over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people practice skills face to face, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat fits quick check-ins, and messaging supports brief reflections or homework follow-ups. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy parenting schedules and to keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Christina
What issues does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, eating concerns, grief, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, bipolar, ADHD, and related concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are empathic, nonjudgmental, and interactive. She combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral and DBT techniques and offers practical exercises to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has about 10 years of experience in the mental health field and over 15 years in customer-facing roles that inform her practical, people-focused approach.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Connecticut.
Which languages and international options are offered?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies based on location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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